Lights and Other Equipment [§40-6-296] A bicycle operated between sunset and sunrise must be equipped with a light on the front exhibiting a white light visible from 300 feet to the front and a red reflector on the rear which shall be visible from 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of the upper beams of headlights on a motor vehicle [§40-6-296(a)]. (Additional lighting is permitted. The risk of fatal or incapacitating injury increases sharply at night.)